License-tag holder for vehicles.



P. HAUCK,

LICENSE TAG HOLDER FR. VEHICLES.

P PLIGATIQN HLM) M1315. 190s 994,464, f `Patented June 6, 1911 l TTURIIEY.

To all whom it may concern:

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mcmvsnrne' Homann ron temores;

Speicetion of Letters Patent.

Patented J une 6, 1911.

Application led April 15,1909. Serial No. 480,031.

Be it known that I, PHILiP HAUCK, a

citizen of the United State s,'residing at IClkins Park, in .the county of Montgomery and State of Pennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in License-'lng Holdersfor Vehicles, of 'which the following is a specification.

' The present invention relates to a device for attaching license tags, and particularly to license used in connection with automobiles and other vehicles. c

The object of the invention is to provide a device by means of which a license tag may be secured in place upon an'autoinobile or other vehicle-and readily detached for the insertion of other license tags when thesion of the 'country to anothen y My invention embodies a simple and inexpensive device adapted to holding-license tags of varying dilnensions and is so con strncted as to require no readjnstrnent in changing from a tag of small dimensions to a larger one 'or viceversa.

In the accompanying drawings :--Figure. l a perspective view a license tag einbodying my improvements; Fig. 2 is a front elevation o the same with the license tag removed; Fig. il an end view, and Fggl' is a 'front elevation of a. modified form of "my invention.

A, is the license tag, comprising a rectangular plate ,of 'metal provided with thelicense number and with slotted openings a' o, to Areceive straps Acolnnwnly employed in 4securing; the license4 tag to the frame of the vehicle` B, is a stay-.rod forming part of the ve liicle from. which it is customary to support The device folinin the 'sub'ect matter. of

my invention comprises a trarne formed of side' bars C, O', and D, D, united together securely fastened to the stay-rod B,

For convenience of attachment the side bars C and C are provided with straps C and'C which pass around the sta.yrod B, and are secured to the side bars by means The lowermost ends -of the sdebars D and Dare benltupward to form V shaped hooks, ci and df." to receive the lower edge of the license tag and in like manner the crossdownwardly projecting pins piece' Eis bent over es shown at e to engage the side of the license ta c 4 The parts thus descri ed form the fixed Yparte of .a frame or support which is se curely fastened to a portion 'of the frame of the vehicle. l 4 c The' side bars D and I.)l are provided with upwardly proj 'ecting stems D and D, which serve asguides to a movable plate F, and. as supports to spiral springs S and S" which latter are interposed between the plate and collars d andda secured to the stems.

The movable plate F, is rovided with y 1 andF2 hav ing V shaped ends slotted to receive the up`- per edge ofthe license tag.

The sidebar. 11"-, is provided 'with an clon -gated slot e", in which a pin G,adapted to one Aof the openings o of the license ta is free to move in a vert-ical plane describe by the slot D4. The pin Gr, is so mounted es to move freely in the slot D, of the side bar D1, theheeded, ends ofthe pin preventing the saine from becoming disengaged from the slot.' 4 c In the modification shown. in Fig.4, the side bars (l andfC-1 have' been omitted as also have the cross-pieces E and El. In lieu of these supporting. members the side bars D and D1 are connected .to or from an integral part of a bracket H, which may be'secured 'to any convenient portion of the vehicle.

Alt 'will also be understood Ythat a curved Y leaf spring as indicated at I in Fig. 4:,ma be employed inlieu o* the spiral springs andS1 shown and described in connection with Figsfl, 2 .and 3.

In attaching the license tag 'to lits support lno adjustment ofthe parts is neesary. All

that is required is to 4glace the lower edge of the tag 'in the hooks 'and D1 and raise the bar F and press. the upper edge of the tag into engagement with the slots in the pins F1 and F2. Before releasing the bar F, a,

slightV movement is' given to the tag' to bring:

Vthe right hand corner intoengagement with the hook e, undone' of the openings A with` the pin G, after so doing the bar F may be released andthe license tag will firmly "i prisin a' frame the lower part of provi ed with projections meanafor securing the frame to a vehicle, a fixed projection arranged upon theside of the frame, a'vertically movable pin guided in a slot in the frame and adapted to a s1otted opening in the teg and a spring pressed .plate having projections adapted to engage and hold the upper edge of the tag.

2. A license tag holder for vehicles eomprisin a frame the lowerl part of which is provi. elwith hooks to' support a tag, means for seeuringthe frame to a vehicle, a. hook arran ed at the side of the frame to arrest latere movement of the tag in one direction, a., in located adjacent to said hook and adapted) toa recess in the tag to arrest lat eral movement in the opposite direction', a plate mounted above the frame having grooved projections adapted to engage the upper part; of the tag and means to cause which is j sind to support a, tag,v

projections to bear upon the tag with yielding pressure.

3. A license tag. holder for vehicles comprising' side bars and cross bars constituting a frame, hooks formed upon one of the cross bars to arrest lateral movement of the tug in onedireetion, a movable pin guided in one of the side bars and adapted to slot in the'tag to arrest lateral movement inthe opposite direction, Aa plate guided above the frame and provided with slotted projections to embrace the upper edge of thetug, and springs suitably arranged tol cause the projections to bear upon the tag with yielding pressure.

In testimony whereof I ailix 1n presence of two witnesses.

PHILIP HAUCK.

my signature Witnesses:

ANNIE SCHUCLE, H. MUHLscHLnGEL. 

